At Let’s Get Ready we went on a career fair trip. We learned tips such as phone etiquette for possible employees that may call your phone. For example, you have to have a professional voicemail message and you need to call them back in a timely manner. Also, say your name and phone number just in case they may not have caller ID and cannot reach you back.
One important idea we learned that I will use throughout life is what to do when you get contact information or a business card from a person in a specific profession. For example, if I am interested in Education and have met and talked with a person in the education field, I would send them a note thanking them for talking with me and I would continue to make contact with them. A person is more likely to share opportunities such as a job or internship with someone they have kept in contact with rather than someone they rarely kept in contact with.
The Bronx Civic Scholars program has really been a great eye opening experience. I've learned a lot about American Government and local issues that affect the Bronx. The program takes place mainly at Hostos Community College and goes from 9am-5pm. The basic schedule is a 3-college credit American Government class from 9am-11am, a college readiness course from 11am-12pm, lunch from 12pm-1pm, and an internship at a community based organization from 1pm-5pm. The CBO I intern at is ------ . The thing I have enjoyed and hated the most about the program is my internship. I hated it at first because I had to go out and talk to random people in the streets and in parks to get them to participate in the organization. I'm usually not the person that would go out and I was very nervous at first. Once I got used to it, it became very easy. Now I feel as if I am more outgoing. I've learned a lot more about local government, like the fact that there is a city council and that the Bronx has a borough president. I feel that this program has been a very enriching experience and highly recommend it.
In Velo City we visited a prison. Yes, a prison. This prison was used back in the 1970s and later abandoned. The location of the prison is also around where buildings were constantly destroyed by fires. The fires started because landlords wanted insurance money.
Afterwards we went on an epic bike ride that took forever. There were so many hills and it was tiring. We went to a park that
someone actually made with kids like us. We then traveled deeper in the park and we were put into groups to research different topics: active nutrition, active and Active transportation. I was assigned into active nutrition.
This week with College Explorers started off with a eye-opening experience when we visited Rocking the Boat in Hunt's Point. When we arrived, they explained the program to us and taught us how to row a boat on land before heading out to the water. We also learned the names of certain areas of the boat and their roles in moving the boat. Next, we headed out towards the water where we were given positions on the boat. Ivana and I were placed as the power strokers of the boat. As we then
paddled deeper into the water, our tour guide stated facts about the river and the changes it experiences throughout the years. Later, we were stationed with a worker that checks salt, pH levels, and contamination in the river. We all had a chance to perform these tests to see if the river was contaminated and harmful to the fishes.
Later that week on Wednesday we took a 2 and a half hour trip to Union College. The campus was small and very beautiful. It caught my attention as a college that I may want to apply to. That same day, we also visited Sage College and had a brief info session. Their campus was also small but unfortunately did not interest me as much as previous colleges have.
College Explorers has been very engaging and eye opening. Participating in this program has not only expanded my knowledge in regards to searching for the right college, but encouraged me to become more sociable with the help of our program leaders. We have already visited several colleges but the one that I really felt a close connection to was Marist college .The campus is spacious and the scenery is vivid. I am eager to place Marist college as one of my top choices and I'm also eager to continue this program becuase I'm sure it will benefit me and my future choices when selecting my dream college.
The Summer Literacy Program at Manhattan College was awesome. Spending a week at Manhattan College was the most interesting week I have had this summer so far. The program helped me not only to write my personal statement but also to understand the financial aid and college processes. It was amazing meeting new friends and hanging out with them. Iwould recommend this program to everyone because the staff spends all of their time helping you to write a polished college essay and I guarantee that almost every college would not hesitate to accept you. I am convinced that with my personal essay I will get
accepted into my desired college because the kind of knowledge and insight I received on the college process from this program are definitely going to help me on my safe voyage to college.
During the critical reading day at Let’s Get Ready, we learned a tip for tackling grammar mistakes on the SAT. One of the tips we learned is that the subject and verb must agree. If they don't, this is probably the grammar mistake that you have to select. For example, if the subject of a sentence is “cats” the verb of the sentence must also be plural. If the verb of the sentence is “IS,” that would be the incorrect answer because the correct verb should be “ARE” because “ARE” is plural. It sounds simple but sometimes the sentence is long and the subject and verb are separated by many words, so this can be confusing.
Another tip we learned was that you cannot always rule an answer out just because it sounds wrong when saying it out loud. A choice may seem wrong if it is spoken out loud, but may actually be right.
I am in a program called Teaching New Yorkers and it has been a really fun program. This program is a 5 -week program, and so far I'm on my third week. I have been tutoring 2nd graders who could are in danger of repeating the grade, and it is my responsiblity to make sure that this doesn't happen. I have a great student; she is really bright. Right now she is on a reading level G and I need to help her get to a level J. i know it seems like a long way to go but I feel like we're almost half-way there. Together, as a class, we work on making lesson plans and on becoming better teachers. I am really looking forward to learning more about being a teacher and watching my student progress.
This week College Explorers really expanded my mind to college variations. In addition, the trips were very enjoyable and I had the chance to learn more about new people with our "human bingo" exercise on Monday morning. On that same day Kevin, Christian, and Cassandra, our College Explorer leaders were generous to buy us all Chinese food before leaving for the day. Before our feast they handed out binders filled with extremely useful college information such as information on scholarships, what to look for in colleges, types of financial aid and much more.
On Wednesday we went on a one and ahalf hour coach bus ride to Marist college. We were guided into a theater, where we watched a quick video about life in Marist. Afterwards, a college representative told us what we needed to know for our future college experiences and what it takes to become successful and to be a part of Marist College. We also heard from three students that attend the college. They told us about their majors/minors, then led us on a tour throughout the campus. Marist College's campus was truly amazing and opened my eyes to the separation from high school to college. Later that day we got back on the bus and took a trip to Manhattanville college. They were currently under renovations so the campus and food were not at their highest beauty. However, the students were very fun to be around and made us all feel at home with their welcoming personalities. I surely hope to visit these colleges again.
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